WHEEMS ORGANIC FARM is an ecological and organic 6 hectare horticulture and animal smallholding, producing organic food for a local market. Wheems farm buildings are 200 years old and have been renovated using local, traditional and sustainable materials. Wheems farmland has been sensitively landscaped with areas set aside for conservation, areas carved out with stone dyke walling, and areas of tree planting.

Christina Sargent and Mike Roberts moved to Wheems in 1986. They have built up a working Organic Farm producing organic food for a local market in Orkney and later a holiday campsite.

Christina Sargent was a felt and print artist active in leading workshops in primary and secondary schools. Latterly, she concentrated on painting; there is a small gallery of her work at Wheems. Christina was also a professional oboe player in the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and since moving to Orkney she taught all the woodwind instruments to many pupils on the Island. Christina was also one of the founders of the Orkney Camerata Chamber Orchestra.

Mike Roberts is an organic farmer and landscape architect working on ecological house design landscaping projects in Orkney.

Since Christina passed away in 2013, he travels to India every winter to volunteer for several months at a time; pictures of his travels can be found here.

Christina and Mike have a large grown-up family with children living in Orkney, Scotland, England, Australia and the USA.

SITUATION... Wheems faces south and east on a hillside above sea-cliffs and beaches,on South Ronaldsay, the Orkney Islands, Scotland. On Orkney there is nature, peace, space and sky.

WHEEMS HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION offers camping for up to 20 pitches for tents and camper-vans. For those travelling light or requiring more substantial dwellings, there are cosy, equipped, solid wooden bothies. Wheems Campsite overlooks cliffs and sandy beaches to the south within 5 minutes walk.